Middle Grades ELA Teacher — Inspire Readers & Thinkers

Chatham County Schools; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Chatham County Schools in North Carolina seeks a Middle Grades Language Arts teacher to help students understand subject material and improve academic skills, collaborating with the principal and staff. The role requires delivering engaging instruction and maintaining student records in a ten-month full-time schedule.

You will plan lessons, assess student progress, and participate in ongoing professional development while contributing to a positive, inclusive classroom environment and school

Qualifications

• Masterful knowledge of curriculum and best practices.
• Highly developed presentation skills
• Knowledge of effective staff development models that lead to the successful development of effective teachers
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Considerable human relations and human development skills
• Demonstrated leadership ability
• Good technical skills with technology and presentation tools
• Ability to use common office machines and popular computer-driven word processing, spreadsheet and file maintenance programs
• Ability to maintain complete and accurate records and statistics and to develop meaningful reports from that information
• Ability to plan and evaluate strategies for new teacher development
• Ability to exercise considerable tact and courtesy in frequent contact with the public
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments
• Ability to work with adult learners

Responsibilities

• Teaches students academic, social, and motor skills in public schools
• Prepares course objectives and outline for course of study following curriculum guidelines or requirements of state and school
• Lectures, demonstrates, and uses audiovisual teaching aids and best practices to present subject matter to class
• Prepares, administers, and corrects tests, and records results
• Assigns lessons, corrects papers, and hears oral presentations
• Teaches behavioral expectations
• Develops a behavioral plan and maintains order in classroom, on playground and throughout the campus
• Counsels students when adjustment and academic problems arise
• Discusses students' academic and behavioral attitudes and achievements with parents
• Keeps attendance and grade records as required by school
• May coordinate class field trips
• May teach combined or inclusion classes
• May specialize by subject taught, such as math, science, or social studies, music, etc.
• Engages in on-going professional development
• Works cooperatively with colleagues and in the school's learning community
• Performs other duties as required

Skills

Curriculum knowledge

Presentation skills

Staff development

Oral and written communication

People skills

Leadership

Tech proficiency

Office software

Record keeping

Assessment skills

Teacher development

Public interaction

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Middle Grades Language Arts certification (license 78180)

Job description

Chatham County Schools in North Carolina seeks a Middle Grades Language Arts teacher to help students understand subject material and improve academic skills, collaborating with the principal and staff. The role requires delivering engaging instruction and maintaining student records in a ten-month full-time schedule.

You will plan lessons, assess student progress, and participate in ongoing professional development while contributing to a positive, inclusive classroom environment and school